2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua

The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.

Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side UNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was FC San Marcos. UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate over FC San Marcos which meant they stayed in the Primera Division.


 * ART Jalapa
 * Diriangén FC
 * UCEM Juventus FC
 * Managua F.C.
 * Deportivo Ocotal
 * Real Madriz
 * Real Esteli F.C.
 * UNAN Managua
 * Chinandega FC (Winner of the Segunda Division)
 * Walter Ferretti

Promotion and relegation

 * At the end of the 2014–15, Chinandega FC was promoted to Primera Division
 * At the end of the 2014–15, Fox Villa was relegated to Segunda Division.

Team information
Last updated: 2015

Regular season
The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

 * First goal of the season: 🇨🇴 Rodrigo Hernandez own goal for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua, 10 minutes (15 August 2015)
 * First goal by a foreign player: 🇨🇴 Jonathan Donado for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C., 20 minutes (15 August 2015)
 * Fastest goal in a match: 10 minute - 🇸🇻 TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD TBD 2015)
 * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes - 🇸🇻 Christian Cisneros for Metapan against C.D. Chalatenango (1 August 2015)
 * First penalty Kick of the season: Marlon Lopez for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua, 75 minutes (15 August 2015)
 * Widest winning margin: 8 goals
 * UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)
 * First hat-trick of the season: Darwin Ramirez for Juventus Managua against Real Madriz (August 24, 2015)
 * First own goal of the season:🇨🇴 Rodriguez Hernandez (UNAN Managua) for Managua F.C. (August 152015)
 * Most goals in a match: 10 Goals UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015) Juventus Managua 5–5 Managua F.C. (15 August 2015)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 9 Goals
 * UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)
 * Most goals in one half by one team: 5 Goals UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)
 * Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals
 * ART Jalapa 2–5 Real Madriz (September, 2015)
 * Most goals by one player in a single match: 5 Goals
 * Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)

Second leg
Diriangen won 1-0 on aggregate.

UNAN Managua won 4-3 on aggregate.

Second leg

 * UNAN Managua won 3-1 on aggregate score.

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:
 * 1) have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
 * 2) have not been capped for the Nicaragua national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

Jalapa
 * 🇨🇴 Camilo Quiñones
 * 🇭🇳 Erling Ruiz
 * 🇭🇳 Arlis Lizandro Andino
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Garzon
 * 🇨🇴 Jose Luis Rodriguez

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Bryan Cañate
 * 🇨🇴 Erwin Cabrera
 * 🇭🇳 Renán Laín
 * 🇭🇳 Cristian Izaguirre
 * 🇲🇽 Jaime Romo
 * 🇨🇴 Erick Alcázar

Diriangén
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Martella
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Carrera
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Giraldo
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Leonel Torres
 * 🇦🇷 Sergio Arzamendia

Juventus Managua
 * 🇨🇴 Anderson Palacio
 * 🇨🇴 Roland Quintero
 * 🇭🇳 Ronny Colón
 * 🇭🇳 Cesar Salandía
 * 🇭🇳 Rudy Williams

Managua
 * 🇭🇳 Darwing Güity
 * 🇨🇴 Ronny Bello

(player released mid season)

Ocotal
 * 🇨🇴 Jesus Guerrero
 * 🇨🇴 Emiro Manuel Gomez
 * 🇭🇳 Michael Williams
 * 🇨🇴 Jorge Rivas
 * 🇭🇳 Marcos Alfredo Rivera
 * 🇨🇴 Jason Diaz

Real Esteli
 * 🇧🇷 Vinicius De Sousa
 * 🇨🇴 Devis Gutiérrez
 * 🇧🇷 Marcel Cecel
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro Cruz de Oliveira
 * 🇨🇴 Jonathan Mosquera
 * 🇺🇾 Álvaro Brum

Real Madriz
 * 🇨🇴 Miguel Estrada
 * 🇭🇳 Luis Valladares
 * 🇨🇴 Armando Valdez
 * 🇨🇴 German Arias Ramírez
 * 🇨🇴 Jefreg Javier Olivero

UNAN Managua
 * 🇨🇴 Jonathon Donado
 * 🇨🇴 Rodrigo Rodriguez
 * 🇨🇴 Evaristo González
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Palomino
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Vidal Congo
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernándo Gonzáles

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇨🇴 Eder Munive
 * 🇺🇾 Rodrigo Valiente
 * 🇨🇴 Marlon Barrios
 * 🇺🇾 Bernardo Laureiro
 * 🇧🇷 Maycon Santana
 * 🇺🇾 Gonzalo Ancheta

Team information
Last updated: 2015

Regular season
The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

 * First goal of the season: Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C., 17 minutes (16 January 2016)
 * First goal by a foreign player: 🇧🇷 Leandro Cruz de Oliveira for Real Esteli against Deportivo Ocotal, 69 minutes (17 January 2016)
 * Fastest goal in a match: 3 minute - Baez for Real Madriz against Diriangen FC (January 16, 2016)
 * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 87 minutes - Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C. (16 January 2016)
 * First penalty Kick of the season: Marlon Lopez for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua, 75 minutes (15 August 2015)
 * Widest winning margin: 5 goals
 * Real Esteli 5–0 Deportivo Ocotal (17 November 2016)
 * First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (2016)
 * First own goal of the season:🇨🇴 Rodriguez Hernandez (UNAN Managua) for Managua F.C. (2016)
 * Most goals in a match: 5 Goals Real Esteli 5–0 Deportivo Ocotal (17 November 2016)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Goals
 * Real Esteli 5–0 Deportivo Ocotal (17 November 2016)
 * Most goals in one half by one team: 3 Goals Real Esteli 5–0 Deportivo Ocotal (17 November 2016) and ART Municipal Jalapa against Chinandega FC (18 November 2015)
 * Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals
 * Real Madriz 2–5 Real Esteli (28 February 2016)
 * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals
 * Carlos Chavarria for Real Esteli against Real Madriz (28 February 2016)

Second leg
Real Estelí won 8-2 on aggregate.

Walter Ferretti won 2-1 on aggregate.

Second leg
Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:
 * 1) have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
 * 2) have not been capped for the Nicaragua national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

Jalapa
 * 🇭🇳 Erling Ruiz
 * 🇭🇳 Arlis Lizandro Andino
 * 🇭🇳 Mario Borja
 * 🇭🇳 Leonel Escoto
 * 🇭🇳 Javier Espinales

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Bryan Cañate
 * 🇭🇳 Renán Lalín
 * 🇨🇴 José Julio Carballo
 * 🇨🇴 Erick Alcázar
 * 🇨🇴 Richard Junior Charris
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Miguel Paterson

Diriangén
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Martella
 * 🇧🇷 Felipe Cristiano Ferreira
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael Vieira
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Giraldo
 * 🇪🇸 Daniel Olcina

Juventus Managua
 * 🇨🇷 Andrés Arce Versi
 * 🇭🇳 Cesar Salandía
 * 🇭🇳 Juan José Tablada

Managua
 * 🇭🇳 Darwing Güity
 * 🇨🇴 Ronny Bello
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Muriel
 * 🇻🇪 Hermes Palomino

(player released mid season)

Ocotal
 * 🇨🇴 Nelsón Maldonado
 * 🇨🇴 Esteban Tapia
 * 🇵🇦 Luis Martínez
 * 🇭🇳 Dixon Mauricio
 * 🇭🇳 Marcos Alfredo Rivera
 * 🇨🇴 Jose Sebastian Bedoya

Real Esteli
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro Da Cruz
 * 🇨🇴 Jonathan Mosquera
 * 🇧🇷 David Lazari
 * 🇧🇷 Leonardo Fernandes
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Silva de Almeida
 * 🇧🇷 Christiano Da Lima

Real Madriz
 * 🇭🇳 Carlos Alfredo Gonzalez
 * 🇭🇳 Richart Misael Cerna
 * 🇭🇳 Luis Valladares
 * 🇨🇴 Armando Valdèz Caicedo

UNAN Managua
 * 🇨🇴 Jonathan Donado
 * 🇨🇴 Rodrigo Hernandez
 * 🇨🇴 Evaristo González
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Palomino
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernándo González
 * 🇨🇴 John Hernández

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇺🇾 Rodrigo Valiente
 * 🇺🇾 Bernardo Laureiro
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Valentín Bodden
 * 🇭🇳 Mario Girón
 * 🇭🇳 Allan Gutierrez

Second leg

 * Real Estelí won 3–1 on aggregate score.